Scientists think there’s a tenuous but plausible hypothetical link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia.
In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, critical species of bacteria have a…

Scientists think there’s a tenuous but plausible hypothetical link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia.
In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, critical species of bacteria have a…

April 4, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is gearing up for its lunar flyby
NASA officials and the crew are starting to prepare in earnest for Monday’s lunar flyby—while also trying to fix the toilet

April 4, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission prepares for a host of science observations
The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours on Monday observing the moon. Here’s what they’ll be looking for

HOUSTON (AP) — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the…

HOUSTON — A burning smell from the toilet is not something you’d want to experience on Earth, so when it happened to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on the way to the moon — well, you can bet Mission Control was listening.

A newly discovered trove of fossils in southwestern China is shifting the timeline of when complex animals evolved.
The diversity and complexity of animal life is thought to have increased rapidly beginning around 539 million years ago, in an…

An inexpensive drug that’s been used for decades in transplant surgeries can delay the progression of type 1 diabetes in those newly diagnosed, new research suggests.
In previous studies, a high dose of the immune-suppressing drug polyclonal…

Astronomers have uncovered the most pristine star ever found in the universe, revealing a breathtaking window into the formation of the earliest stars and galaxies. Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V (SDSS-V) and cutting-edge…